CatholicOutlook is the official publication of the Diocese of Parramatta news.| Catholic Outlook
Sydney-based singer-songwriter Alyssa Delpopolo will be a feature artist at the Diocese of Parramatta celebrates 10 years of LIFTED Live in the Forecourt THIS SATURDAY at St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta.| Catholic Outlook
As world media and leaders normalise US President Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour, Pope Leo XIV must resist and keep his distance| Catholic Outlook
In his prayer Pope Leo invites us to enlarge our imagination of what it means to be human. That will shape the kind of peace we shall struggle to build.| Catholic Outlook
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the canonisation of seven new Saints, and reminds Christians of the need to pray to God fervently and trustingly, even as we face trials and tribulations.| Catholic Outlook
The inspiring new facilities have been designed to foster creativity, collaboration and connection, providing students with stimulating spaces to innovate and grow.| Catholic Outlook
On 16 October 2025, more than 20 people gathered at Mamre House & Farm in Orchard Hills to honour babies lost too soon, coming together in a spirit of remembrance, prayer, and shared compassion.| Catholic Outlook
News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond| Catholic Outlook
In a visit of high ecumenical significance, King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to the Holy See from Oct. 22-23.| Catholic Outlook
Each Diocesan retreat is an opportunity to be a pilgrim of hope at one of the Diocese’s official pilgrimage sites.| Catholic Outlook
The Socktober Launch was not only a celebration of community but also a powerful call to mission. By gathering in prayer, learning, and action, students across the Diocese of Parramatta began their journey of making a difference, one sockball at a time.| Catholic Outlook
Fr Patrick McInerney, Director of the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations, speaks during the Tri-Diocesan Social Justice Statement reflection evening at St Monica's Parish, North Parramatta, in June 2025. Image: Alphonsus Fok/Diocese of Parramatta| Catholic Outlook
The Diocese congratulates Rev Dr Patrick McInerney, the Director for the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations, located in the Diocese of Parramatta, who was the recent recipient of the inaugural Interfaith Dialogue Award by the University of Notre Dame Australia.| Catholic Outlook
Rachael Kama, the Diocese of Parramatta’s Parish Engagement Coordinator and the Leader for the current Jubilee Pilgrimage to Greece, Türkiye and Rome experienced “the best day of my life” – celebrating Pope Leo’s birthday with him last week.| Catholic Outlook
The CRA Conference program inspired 'Our story, our hope, our joy'Last month’s National Assembly of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA), held at Parramatta, NSW, saw another large turnout, bringing together more than 140 leaders and leadership team members from religious congregations across Australia and beyond for three days of input, reflection, networking and prayer.| Catholic Outlook
Catholic Care’s prison chaplain, Richard Korkor, recently featured on ABC Radio’s Sunday Evenings with Sirine Demachkie, where he shared his unique journey from corporate finance to prison and hospital chaplaincy.| Catholic Outlook
Each one of us has a unique personhood, purpose and calling to which we are sent out to live in a way that opens the possibility to be more Christ like. So, the very fact that you are reading this suggests that includes you.| Catholic Outlook
Priests in the Diocese of Parramatta have walked beside us through life’s greatest moments, celebrating baptisms and weddings, and offering comfort in times of sickness and loss. With your prayers and support of the Bishop’s Father’s Day Appeal, run by the Clergy Support Foundation, you can help ensure these priests and other clergy continue to receive safe housing, quality healthcare and daily care.| Catholic Outlook
The opening of the new home represents not only a new chapter for the community in Parramatta but also a reaffirmation of L’Arche’s mission to create places of belonging, dignity and shared humanity.| Catholic Outlook
This year’s event was a true community celebration – supported by the community, for the community. Hosted by Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation and Holy Family Parish, in collaboration with Blacktown City Council, Catholic Care Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, and the Diocese of Parramatta, the day brought together people from all walks of life to celebrate culture, build relationships, and share resources.| Catholic Outlook
God’s love for the poor and isolated, which we see in Jesus’ life and mission, invites us all to notice and to attend to people who are homeless and suffer from mental illness. Our Church should be a house of hospitality and relief.| Catholic Outlook
It is with profound sadness that I share with you the news of the passing of Greg Whitby, former Executive Director of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta. After a week of being hospitalised, he died peacefully in the company of his wife Sue and loved ones on Saturday, August 30th, 2025, aged 73.| Catholic Outlook
We are supposed to pray not only for the people we’re intimate with, and the people we spend time with, but for the people whose paths happen to cross briefly with ours, and the people whose names we do not know.| Catholic Outlook
For couples navigating the lonely and often challenging road of infertility, our Mission Enhancement Team (MET) hosts a series of events, introducing a compassionate, faith-aligned, and scientifically grounded approach to reproductive healthcare.| Catholic Outlook
Deacon Adrian Gomez is passionate about working with young people, helping them in their formation as Catholics, and especially as leaders in their faith. But he has another string to his bow – that of a Navy Chaplain - which at first glance looks to be very different from his work in youth ministry, but as he discovered actually has a lot of similarities.| Catholic Outlook
